WHERE TO PRINT YOUR DIGITAL FILES

Thank you for purchasing digital products from Lot Five Studios! We are thrilled that you love your image and want to make more things; yay!

Now that you have our digital files, we understand that you might need a few things here and there and may not have time to order through us--no problem! If you are looking for an online vendor you can trust to print or reprint your images. Below we list a few of our favorite local and online labs.

*Please note that our digital files are only printable up to an 8x10 inch size unless otherwise specified. Printing our files larger than an 8x10 may result in less-than-perfect quality. Should you need to create prints or items that are larger, please get in touch with us.

Local and Online Print Labs to Use

Local--Bayou Fine Art Imaging

Bayou Fine Art Imaging is Houston-area professional photo lab and a hidden gem for photographic prints. Local pros who know trust these guys (supposedly a former part of Aker) to reproduce their images under a detailed, fine-art eye.

Bayou Fine Art

Online--Mpix

Mpix Lab is one of our favorite places to make a print online. They offer a large selection of print sizes and have the best color processes, so you can be sure you're getting the truest prints from our image files.

Mpix Lab

Online--Artifact Uprising

This company offers unique, premium quality prints on gorgeous textured matte paper--it's like card stock. Go here for something different and unique.

Artifact Uprising

Which Photo Labs NOT to Use?

We at Lot Five Studios are professional photographers, so we always suggest professional photo labs for you to print out our images. Call us photo snobs (yes, it's true), but there are just some places that we don't recommend when printing our digital image files.

In case you didn't know, not all drugstore photo printer machines are created equal. Sometimes the workers who handle them don't fully understand color profiles and other details that may deliver you the best prints. So if we don't print your images for you, please find a professional lab (like the ones above) to do so.

However, if you must use mass market photo labs, please be wary of the following ones, as they are typically inconsistent with color casts (sometimes the skin will look dark or orange), sharpness (sometimes they can be blurry), and paper quality (you should only use archival quality paper, so it lasts longer and doesn't yellow over time). Watch out for: Shutterfly, Snapfish, CVS Pharmacy, and Target.

Pro tip: COLOR--If you are ordering from a lab other than the recommended ones, please ensure you do not check the box labeled "color correct." Our files are already calibrated correctly and are true to life, and color correcting will likely unfavorably change the color cast.

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